Dr. Joshua Murfree, Jr.

Added Guest Speaker and Leader in 100 Black Men of America

FFCA is honored to share leadership from 100 Black Men of America to Open our program June 8th. A public servant for more than three decades, Dr. Joshua W. Murfree, Jr. was recently appointed to the position of Chief Operations Officer for the Fulton-DeKalb Hospital Authority in Atlanta, Georgia, an appointment that enables him to address the vast challenges of and to develop sustainable solutions to issues of providing quality health care for diverse populations.  Dr. Murfree formerly served as the Director of Intercollegiate Athletics at Fort Valley State University.

Dr. Murfree served as the National/International Mentoring Chairman of 100 Black Men of America, Inc. for sixteen years. He also served on the Executive Committee for 100 Black Men of America, Inc. as the Vice-Chairman of Programs which oversaw the programmatic areas of Economic Empowerment, Education, Health and Wellness and Mentoring.   He was elected as Vice-Chairman of Operations for the organization for two terms.  Dr. Murfree has been recognized as the architect of a comprehensive mentoring known as “Mentoring the 100 Way [now Mentoring the 100 Way Across a Lifetime].”   

Support our initiatives as a member (here) and or affiliate (here) today. We bring opportunities of hope, inspiration and support for professionals who desire to improve outcomes for moms, children and dads through healthier relationships. FFCA champions healthy families through many initiatives (social justice, professional conferences, training institutes, networking, fund development strategies, and more...) benefit building healthier communities and challenge all of us to help parents and children. Father's Day is approaching, we look at all the faces of children laughing, playing and inspired by great dads. Yes, we can focus on the millions of children without a father do to his choice to be absent and or unpreventable circumstances. All of us have been affected by our parents! There is not one individual in the world not affected by his or her mom and dad starting before pregnancy from the support and involvement of the parents to and for each other, during pregnancy, post-partum and in the critical first two-years of life. We identify only 16 important contributions a father provides for children all over the world. There are many more and based on the realities of millions of children thriving they are receiving an overflow of these qualities a dad brings. 

Millions of children need the uniqueness that only a father can give to his daughter and or son. We celebrate Dads Around the World but this is an opportunity to get involved helping children without a dad and in growing numbers without a mom present in everyday life. Consider supporting Fathers & Families Coalition of America today as important partner to improve outcomes for children, help moms and dads who are in need of the best support they can get, especially young moms and dads who are in-risk throughout the world that your support fosters opportunities to receive the best resources as together, we can make a difference!

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY TO ALL THE DADS AROUND THE WORLD!